Kathy, Aussies are an addictive breed aren't they. Both are rescues, Koda (the blue merle) was a day away from the pound. I had to beg the people to keep him 2 more days until we could make the trip to get him. He was 5 months old, now he is 7.
We got the 2nd one - Keely, to keep Koda busy I did not have enough hours in the day to entertain him. She was on death row and pulled from a high kill shelter by a total stranger who met another stranger half way. That person took her home for the night, bathed her and met us the following day about 40 or so miles away and handed her to us. No one would take any money for gas, just the $20 pound fee. All that just to save 1 sweet Aussies life. The 2 bonded in about 5 mins. They are complete opposites in personality. Koda is the extreme Aussie and Keely is what we lovingly call the lump. The big Shitz was my Moms dog, he came to live with us after she passed away.
Marcy